BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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Listen to gardening inspiration from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts in the award-winning BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast. Enjoy growing advice throughout the year with our Conversations series. Join Monty Don, Frances Tophill, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Carol Klein and more for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who enjoys gardening. Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in Ask Alan, find advice for what to do in the garden in our What To Do Now series, and travel the globe with the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine team in Travel Tales: Ga...

Episodes(40 episodes)

Season 28 - Episode 21

What To Do Now - Snip, sow and glow!

Got half an hour outdoors? Claire has three satisfying late-October jobs to make every minute count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 24, 2026Duration: 11m 2s

Season 28 - Episode 20

Will Young: Finding peace and creativity in the garden

Join singer-songwriter Will Young in his two-acre garden as he explores creativity, nature and the patience required to let a landscape reveal itself. In this conversation Will shares how historic walls and unexpected discoveries have shaped his approach. He discusses designing with structure, reusing materials, welcoming wildlife and finding calm through connection with nature. This warm conversation celebrates gardens as places of reflection, reinvention and everyday magic for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 20, 2026Duration: 38m 4s

Season 28 - Episode 19

What To Do Now - Corms, compost and crunchy leaves

Lift gladioli, outsmart weeds and turn autumn leaves into garden gold with Claire Vennis from BBC Gardeners’ World magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 17, 2026Duration: 9m 24s

Season 28 - Episode 18

A life among clematis, with Raymond Evison

World-renowned clematis breeder Raymond Evison CBE shares six decades of experience growing, breeding and championing these spectacular climbers. He explains why clematis are best thought of as climbing perennials, how to prune the three main groups, and why planting deeply can help plants recover from wilt or damage. Raymond also offers practical advice on growing clematis in pots, taking cuttings, layering, watering, choosing scented and wildlife-friendly varieties, and combining clematis with roses, shrubs and trees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 12, 2026Duration: 44m 2s

Season 28 - Episode 17

What To Do Now - Peonies, Sweetcorn and the Great Leaf Let-Off

Grab your secateurs and your cosiest jumper: Claire's jobs this week will bring autumn wins for your garden, wildlife and weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 10, 2026Duration: 8m 44s

Season 28 - Episode 16

The secret world beneath your garden, with Dr Frank Ashwood

We spend so much time admiring what grows above ground, but beneath our feet lies one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. Soil ecologist Dr Frank Ashwood reveals the remarkable hidden world within our gardens, from earthworms and fungi to springtails, mites, nematodes and tardigrades. Frank explains why healthy soil matters for plants, wildlife, carbon storage, flood resilience and climate change, and shares simple ways gardeners can protect it. Expect fascinating discoveries, practical advice and one memorable takeaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 6, 2026Duration: 35m 38s

Season 28 - Episode 15

What To Do Now - Bulbs, Squash and Bees

Join Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast presenter Claire Vennis for early October garden wins with jobs for spring colour, a longer-lasting harvest and a garden buzzing with life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 3, 2026Duration: 10m 14s

Season 28 - Episode 14

Frances Tophill: The secret to a garden with year-round structure

What gives a garden its shape, character and year-round appeal? Frances Tophill explores the plants and design principles that create lasting structure in the garden. From hedges, trees and evergreen shrubs to ornamental grasses and climbing plants, Frances explains how to build a garden that's beautiful in every season while supporting wildlife. She also shares practical advice on balancing structure with softer planting, adapting established gardens and creating spaces that evolve over time, whether you're designing from scratch or refreshing an existing plot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Oct 1, 2026Duration: 26m 10s

Season 28 - Episode 13

Siberian Irises: beautiful, tough and easy to grow, with Pamela Ferns

Beautiful, resilient and surprisingly easy to grow, could Siberian irises be the unsung heroes of our borders? Head gardener and National Collection holder Pamela Ferns shares her passion for these elegant plants and explains why they deserve much more attention. Discover the best Siberian irises for spectacular colour, where to plant them and how to keep them thriving, from watering and mulching to dividing established clumps. Pamela also explores the extraordinary diversity of the iris family, their benefits for wildlife and her mission to preserve rare cultivars before they're lost. Whether you're an iris enthusiast or complete beginner, prepare...

Published: Sep 28, 2026Duration: 42m 13s

Season 28 - Episode 12

What To Do Now - Blooms, bounty and easy wildlife wins

Keep your garden glowing into autumn with Claire’s three feel-good September jobs: from flower power and fruity harvests to a wildlife buffet birds will love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 26, 2026Duration: 9m 23s

Season 28 - Episode 11

How to transform a new-build garden, with Andrew Jackson

Moved into a new-build home and wondering where to start with the garden? Garden designer and New Build Manifesto founder Andrew Jackson explains how to turn a blank patch of turf and fencing into a thriving, characterful space. From understanding compacted soil and creating structure with trees and shrubs to choosing resilient plants and welcoming wildlife, Andrew shares the lessons learned from transforming his own plot. Discover why you shouldn’t rush to fill every gap, how to design with the future in mind and why every new-build garden represents an exciting opportunity to create something beautiful, for you an...

Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 36m 19s

Season 28 - Episode 10

How to create a garden for the future, with Nadine Mitschunas

Can an allotment become a blueprint for the garden of the future? Ecologist Nadine Mitschunas has transformed a once-overgrown plot into a beautiful, productive and wildlife-rich haven, and it's now been crowned our Gardens of the Year 10-Year Anniversary Best of the Best. Nadine reveals how naturalistic planting, perennial flowers, native plants and wildlife ponds have created a thriving ecosystem where nature does much of the work. She also shares how she's adapting to our changing climate with more trees, shade, dense planting and mulching, plus simple ideas every gardener can use to welcome more wildlife and build a...

Published: Sep 21, 2026Duration: 46m 8s

Season 28 - Episode 9

What To Do Now - Squash, splits and spring bulbs

Keep your garden glowing into autumn with Claire’s three feel-good September jobs: from flower power and fruity harvests to a wildlife buffet birds will love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 18, 2026Duration: 9m 40s

Season 28 - Episode 8

Container gardening, the Monty way

From choosing the perfect terracotta pot to creating spectacular seasonal displays, Monty Don shares his expert advice on gardening in containers. Discover why bigger pots often work best, how to create the ideal compost mix for different plants, and the secrets to watering and feeding for long-lasting success. Monty also reflects on his lifelong love of handmade pots, revealing the stories behind some of his favourites and explaining how containers can become an integral part of any garden design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 17, 2026Duration: 28m 35s

Season 28 - Episode 7

Reclaim, reuse, reinvent your garden, with Frances Tophill

Why buy new when your garden could be full of materials with a story? Frances shares her passion for reclaiming and reusing everything from old bricks and timber to windows, pallets and unexpected household finds. Discover how reclaimed materials can save money, reduce waste and bring personality to paths, patios, containers and garden structures. Frances also explains why working with what already exists can be creatively liberating, more sustainable and surprisingly accessible, even if you’re not a skilled DIYer. Packed with practical ideas and inspiration, this episode will have you looking at “junk” in a completely new way....

Published: Sep 14, 2026Duration: 41m 34s

Season 28 - Episode 6

What To Do Now - Help a hoglet, pick tomatoes and tidy a rockery

This week’s cheerful garden checklist with Claire Vennis covers juicy harvests, alpine TLC and a simple way to help hedgehogs before winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 12, 2026Duration: 10m 25s

Season 28 - Episode 5

A life rooted in seasonal food with Nelly Babazadeh

Growing your own food can transform the way you cook, eat and live. Cook, writer and grower Nelly Babazadeh shares how her Iranian heritage inspired a lifelong love of seasonal food and how gardening has helped her reconnect with nature, family and wellbeing. From preserving the harvest with homemade jams and pickles to reducing food waste and embracing slow living, Nelly offers practical tips to help you make the most of every ingredient and encourages you to savour every season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 10, 2026Duration: 34m 36s

Season 28 - Episode 4

Growing and drying flowers for beauty that lasts, with Katie Christer

Flowers don't have to be fleeting. Katie Christer from Sitopia Farm shares how to grow, harvest and dry beautiful blooms that can be enjoyed long after summer has faded. Discover the best flowers and seed heads for drying, simple techniques to preserve their colour and shape, and how to create stunning seasonal wreaths and arrangements. Katie also explains why growing flowers sustainably is so important, how organic farming supports pollinators and biodiversity, and why working with nature, not against it, can create healthier gardens, more resilient soils and flowers full of character that tell the story of the seasons.<...

Published: Sep 7, 2026Duration: 33m 43s

Season 28 - Episode 3

What To Do Now - Courgettes, crocuses and September sunshine

Claire has 3 early September jobs to do in the garden including planting pollinator-friendly bulbs for a buzzing spring ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 5, 2026Duration: 9m 55s

Season 28 - Episode 2

The joy of gardening organically, with Sarah Mead

What makes an organic garden thrive? Sarah Mead, creator of the celebrated Yeo Valley Organic Garden, shares the philosophy and practical techniques behind one of Britain's most inspiring gardens. From composting and healthy soil to seasonal planting, meadow management and creating year-round interest, Sarah explains how working with nature leads to stronger, more resilient gardens. She also reflects on the importance of patience, creativity and learning to trust natural processes, before offering simple ways every gardener can make a positive difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Published: Sep 3, 2026Duration: 40m 34s